Battle for Azeroth - Class Raid Buff Abilities and Dispel Utility

BFA Posted 2018/02/08 at 3:11 PM by Squishei

This is a newspost made in early BFA testing. To see the final comprehensive guides on utility, updated regularly throughout BFA, click here.

BlizzCon Class Buff post.Primary Stat Buffs

Mage: Arcane Intellect - Infuses the target with brilliance, increasing their Intellect by 10% for 1 hour. If target is in your party or raid, all party and raid members will be affected.

Priest: Power Word: Fortitude - Infuses the target with vitality, increasing their Stamina by 10% for 1 hour. If the target is in your party or raid, all party and raid members will be affected.

Warrior: Battle Shout - Increases the Strength and Agility of all raid and party members within 100 yards by 10% for 1 hour.

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War-Scroll of Intellect - Use: Increases the target's Intellect by 7% for 30 min. If target is in your party or raid, all party and raid members will be affected.

War-Scroll of Fortitude - Use: Increases the target's Stamina by 7% for 30 min. If target is in your party or raid, all party and raid members will be affected.

War-Scroll of Battle Shout - Use: Increases the target's Strength and Agility by 7% for 30 min. If target is in your party or raid, all party and raid members will be affected.

Damage Modifier Raid Buffs

Monk: Mystic Touch - Your damage weakens the target, increasing Physical damage taken by 5%.

Demon Hunter: Chaos Brand - Your Chaos/Fire damage brands the target, increasing magic damage taken by 5%.

Class Dispel Utility

Demon Hunter have Consume Magic as a Magic Purge joining Mage, Priest, Shaman and Warlock (Felhunter).

Mage have Remove Curse back as a Curse Removal joining Druid and Shaman.

Hunter and Druid have regained the ability to Dispel Enrage effects using Soothe and Hunter Pets respectively.

Poisons can still be dispelled by Druid, Monk and Paladin.

Diseases can still be dispelled by Monk, Paladin and Priest.

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Comment by NadowLeave it to blizzard to screw over the druids ONCE AGAIN, So much for Mark of The Wild. Fracking blizzard, seriously they do EVERYTHING to screw over druids. EVERYTHING.

Thinking of going back to FF14, at least I will have classes that are loved (BLM) and I have a whole xpac to try.Comment by scourge2I think we should keep Power Word Fortitude, Arcane Intellect, Mark of the Wild, Battle Shout, and Blessing of Kings/Might/Wisdom or whatever they want to call it. Warlocks already have massive utility and oh do people complain when there aren't summons. Hunter pet buffs get out of hand really quickly and are quite the nuisance when you didn't go get that ugly x pet. Sorry my beloved Death Knight, but we don't necessarily need Horn of Winter as a raid wide buff.Comment by NannouBring back windfury totems :)Comment by ZombzarThis is an EXTREMELY early build in a F&F Alpha. I doubt more then 15% of the game is actually in it. Don't get bent out of shape if something isn't in yet. We have a loooooooooong way to go before it's time to start yelling and throwing fits....Comment by honorshammerBRB Rerolling scribe.Comment by BuckwyldMonks and Druids must be getting a last look at this?Comment by duranoxLimiting that damage increase to 2 classes is BS. a 5% damage increase is not something that should be limited to 2 classes.Comment by Ickabob7734Hopefully they decided to give some of these raid buffs/debuffs back to hunter pets, since there are so many pet families that are currently lacking unique skills.Comment by thanyouI get that DH are like anti magic but that seems a little unfair considering they don't really benefit from it as much as say a rogue would from the armor debuff. Unless chaos damage counts in which case it's probably fine, just thematically it is odd.Comment by GreySageThat's great - if you have rogues or demon hunters in your raid...Comment by IkarugameshGood thing they brought back the group-wide buffs but it annoys me that they're given only to a handful of classes and it makes me worry that classes without them would be less desirable in an optimal group setup.Comment by 1446413I don't really agree with this change. The logic behind it is really off. The paladin one should come back and the priest buff should be removed. If you compare it to the druid vers buff, it just reduces damage taken by 1.5%. We already have a damage buff, so the loss of druids buff won't be missed. Where as the paladin one can reduce damage taken by a larger amount.Comment by Bwonsamdiexited to see whats the class buff for hunters :)Comment by niffboyNice to have CoE back after all this time, only to lose it to Warlocks 2.0 D:<Comment by Morgueancurious... i just kinda figured they would return the class buffs as they were way back.

So now, it looks like only certain classes get buffs (granted they are probably the most often played in a group, maybe). But, DK's dont get anything to help a party? We dont even get a retrn of our aura's that buffed players? Weird.

I dont raid often, so i guess it doesnt matter, really.Comment by MorgueanGood thing they brought back the group-wide buffs but it annoys me that they're given only to a handful of classes and it makes me worry that classes without them would be less desirable in an optimal group setup.Comment by MybadsosorryHunter pets currently dispel magic as well as an enrage .Comment by Delphwindmakes you wonder what they'll give warlocks? maybe a crit buff like the fel orb in court of stars, or a haste buffComment by DelphwindLeave it to blizzard to screw over the druids ONCE AGAIN, So much for Mark of The Wild. Fracking blizzard, seriously they do EVERYTHING to screw over druids. EVERYTHING.

Thinking of going back to FF14, at least I will have classes that are loved (BLM) and I have a whole xpac to try.

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